Hardy Merriman

Hardy Merriman is Director, Programs and Research for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

He "has worked in the field of strategic nonviolent conflict since 2002. Prior to coming to ICNC, Mr. Merriman worked for three years with Dr. Gene Sharp at the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI) in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Merriman contributed a chapter to and edited Dr. Sharp’s latest book, Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential. While at AEI, Mr.Merriman also provided editorial support for several shorter publications, such as There are Realistic Alternatives and The Anti-Coup.

"In addition to his work in the field of strategic nonviolent conflict, Mr. Merriman has worked as a teacher in Zimbabwe, done field research in India and Tibet, and managed an electoral campaign for a mayor in the Seattle, Washington area." 

In 2000, Merriman "was an advance planner for Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for the New York U.S. Senate seat. Merriman also helped get out the vote at Rodham Clinton's New York City headquarters during election week." The same article notes that "Merriman got his first real taste of political life as an intern in an environmental economic think tank on Capital Hill during summer 1999, and then as an aide in the press office of Senator John Kerry, Democrat from Massachusetts, during last Winter Term."


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